Corncutter



July 22, 192,4.

w; svEJKoysKY CORNCUTTER Filed May. 24 1921 31a/vanto@ Patented July 22, 1924.

y WILLIAM svEJKovsKY, on OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA;

CORNCIIT'IER.

Application filed May 24, 1921. Serial No. 472,299.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM SvEJKovsKr, a citizen ofthe United States., residing at Oklahoma City, in the county and State of Oklahoma, have invented Vcertain newl and useful Improvements in Corncutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a corn cutter and more particularly to a device of that character that is applied to the hand of the oper'- ator whereby it Will be actuated upon the closing of the hand.

The main object of the invention is to provide a corn cutter having a fixed guardand blade carried adjacent the hand of the operator and a knife having one end arranged adjacent the end of the operators vfingers and its other end slidably and pivotally mounted on the gua-rd and blade whereby when the hand of the operator is closed, the knife will be given both a sliding and rocking action with respect to blade so as to facilitate the cutting of kar corn and the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the above character that is simple in construction, strong and durable and which it is believedL may be manufactured at a reasonably low cost.

Various other objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent during the continuance of the following description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in top plan of my invention showing vthe same applied to the hand.

Figure 2 is a View in side elevation.

Figure 8 is a view in transverse cross section taken on line S-S of Figure 1.

My invention consists generally in a ine- Vtallic guard 10 that is substantially U shaped when viewed in cross section and as seen in Figure 3, adapted to fit the hand of the operator in the manner shown in Figure 1. Inasmuch as this is only the preferred form of guard it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to any size or dimension nor to the material used in the construction thereof.v The guard carries retaining straps 11 and 12, one of which lits about the palm of the hand While the other encircles the Wrist of the operator as shown in Figure 1. This construction renders the guard quickly detachable to or from the hand of the operthe guard andV ator and yet insures it being heldfrmly in place when the cutter is in operation.

A metallic blade 13 is connected to the guard 10 as at 14 and is so arranged whereby it lies along one side of the palm of the hand` v Vwhat dependent upon the nature ofthe material desired to be out.

Adjacent its forward end yet spaced from the edges thereof, the blade 13 carries a projecting pin 15, the purpose of which Will be hereinafter described.

A knife blade 16 is also provided Which is elongated and slightly curved Whenviewed in plan as shown in Figure 2. At one end, the blade is carried on a strap or other securing member 17 Which'is adapted to encircle the fingers yof the operator as clearly shown in Figure 1 and intermediate its ends it is provided With an elongated slot 18 Which receives the pin 15 of the blade 13. In order to hold the blade in place, suitable means such as shown at 19 may be positionedv on the pin 15.

From the above construction it Will be observed that When the hand of the operator is closed both a sliding and pivotal action Will be imparted to the knife blade 16 which will cause the same to both slide and rock with respect to the blade 13 such as will produce an efficient cutting action.V When the hand of the operator is open, the blade will of course move to itsV normal position.

From the foregoing'it is believed thatY the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily understood and therefore further detailed description is deemed unnecessary.'

IVhat is claimed is:-

A corn cutter comprising, iii-combination, a metallic guard substantially U shaped when viewed in cross section, adapted to fit the hand of the operator, a pair of retaining straps, one of which straps isadapted toV fit to the palm of the hand While the other encircles the Wrist, a metallic blade connected` to the guard and arranged to lie along one side of the palm of the hand and at right angles to the general extent whereby it will assume aL vertical position when the liand is heldT ailiorifzontalposition `a"projecting pin provided adjacent the forward end of thesaid metallic blade and spaced from the edges ofthe latter, a knife blade provided intermediate its ends with an elongated slot to receive the projecting pin of the said me- WlLLlAM SVEJKOVSKY. 

